Jack Grealish has earned the trust of Man City teammates to become Pep Guardiola's next big game player

In a world where so many football interviews could be scripted before they start, Jack Grealish is a refreshing change from the norm.

His honest and entertaining post-match interviews give fans so much more than the usual short answers, and show the world that the supposed prima donna, £100m footballer is probably just a normal bloke who happens to have cost Manchester City £100m. Now, he's starting to justify the price tag, too.

After Grealish's most important moment yet in a City shirt, he took to the microphone once more and gave another engaging insight into the 90 minutes that had just unfolded, and what it meant to him personally. And then he was told that City had only managed 36 per cent possession.

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At that point, Grealish's face dropped, and he seemed to lose his train of thought in an instant. He questioned if the number was right, before replying: "God knows then, I don’t want to say much about that," quick to move the interview along. In fact, it was the lowest possession City have ever recorded in a Premier League match under Pep Guardiola, in 251 games.

Maybe his piqued interest in possession is perhaps because Grealish's role in the team focusses so much on keeping the ball. He's tasked with finding a Blue shirt, creating overloads, and then most likely giving it to teammates in space to be more creative. That has led to plenty of external criticism of Grealish and his lack of goals or assists - although his decisive strike at Arsenal means he will be exempt from such criticism for a while.

Is it a coincidence that City recorded a record-low possession while Grealish had one of his more influential